The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

After getting back to the apartment, I’d barely set down my things before my phone began to ring. I groaned, not having the patience for any human interaction. It didn’t help that the plane ride home had left me exhausted.

With a sigh, I grabbed it from out of my bag. I barely registered the name on the screen before I thoughtlessly picked up the call.

“Hello?” I said, dropping my keys on the counter. I hurried over to the kitchen and opened the fridge. “This is Evie.”

“Hi, Evie,” Timothy’s voice came through and I nearly dropped the bottle of fruit juice I had grabbed.

I placed the container on the counter and cleared my throat. “Timothy. Hi.”

“Sorry, this is sudden. Considering I just saw you,” he said with a laugh. “I was wondering if you had time this week to discuss the case a bit further?”

“Of course.” I grabbed a glass from the pantry and filled it up with the juice. “Just give me a time, and I’ll likely be free.””

He hummed thoughtfully. “Tonight at four sound good? At the firm?”

“Sounds perfect.” I took a sip of my juice and cringed at how squeaky my voice had sounded.

“Great,” he said, then there was a pause. It seemed neither of us was ready to hang up, at least immediately.

Finally, I spoke up, taking advantage of the silence. “Thank you, by the way.”

“Hm?”

“For yesterday. With my panic attack…you helped a lot.”

I couldn’t see his face, but I could envision the smile that he had grown just based on his tone. “It was no problem,” he said gently.

My grip tightened on my phone and I pressed it closer to my ear. “I’ll talk to you later.”

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of

call, I slumped down onto the kitchen floor and pulled my knees. to my chin. I had just taken my anxiety pills, but talking to

off again and another text from Bruce flashed across the screen. I opened the text up and

me, Coco. I’m playing nice for

those pixelated words sat on my screen. There had been several others he sent before that. One of them had come in during my

lovely

calls, bad

me, Coco.

me wanted to respond and tell him

that way.

they grew shallower. Even from afar, Bruce

consume me, with every twisted fiber of

there was a harsh knock at my door. The sound alone. made me jump and drop my cellphone. It

myself up and made my way over to the front door. I took a quick

the door, surprising the man on the

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being blinded by

barely catching myself on the wall. It takes a few blinks before the man is clear again, this time

you Evie?” the man asked, scratching the stubble under his chin. He had a camera dangling from his neck and a notebook tucked under his arm. “We received a tip

an ‘Evie‘

Timothy apologized to. We’ve been looking around trying to find her, but some guy

my head starting to spin, having all those eyes watching me from my doorstep. Hesitantly, I stepped forward and looked at the display

grass and blankets strewn about. They had even set up a small campfire where

you camping

There’s not way that other news station’s going to get the scoop before we do!” He

people can’t be serious!” I cried out. “Go

toward me, his camera now trained on my

fierce when it came to a good story, but this was next level in terms of desperation. How would I even explain

whether it was cleaning or folding laundry. The time eventually came for me

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